Only GMs and IMs in top 11
It is rare to see only GMs and IMs make a top ten finish in an open rating tournament. In this event, the first eleven places were claimed by either a GM or an IM. 12th and 13th are the only two places which were secured by a neither a GM nor an IM. FM Ritviz Parab and Sai Vishwesh C were placed 12th and 13th respectively scoring 7/9 each. 14th - 17th were once again claimed by three IMs and a GM. That definitely tells a lot about how strong this event was.
Runner-up - IM Rathanvel V S 7.5/9 | Photo: NA Sushruta Reddy
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A total of 197 players including 3 GMs and 15 IMs participated from various parts of the country in this two-day nine-round Swiss league Rapid Rating tournament. The tournament was organized by Innovators Chess Academy on 12th February 2023 at Virginia Mall in Bangalore, Karnataka. The time control for the event was 15 minutes + 5 seconds increment.
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | sex | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB5 | |
| 1 | 1 | GM | Pranav V | IND | 2449 | 8,5 | 53,5 | 58,5 | 54,75 | 8 | ||
| 2 | 7 | IM | Rathanvel V S | IND | 2326 | 7,5 | 51,5 | 56 | 45,50 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 9 | IM | Mehar Chinna Reddy C.H. | IND | 2318 | 7,5 | 50 | 55 | 44,75 | 7 | ||
| 4 | 15 | IM | Ratnakaran K. | IND | 2224 | 7,5 | 48 | 52 | 41,75 | 7 | ||
| 5 | 11 | IM | Nitin S. | IND | 2292 | 7,5 | 47 | 51,5 | 41,75 | 7 | ||
| 6 | 8 | IM | A.R.A Harikrishna | IND | 2324 | 7 | 52 | 56 | 40,50 | 6 | ||
| 7 | 3 | IM | Ravi Teja S. | IND | 2360 | 7 | 50,5 | 54 | 39,25 | 6 | ||
| 8 | 10 | IM | Audi Ameya | IND | 2309 | 7 | 50 | 53 | 39,50 | 7 | ||
| 9 | 14 | GM | Laxman R.R. | IND | 2241 | 7 | 49,5 | 54,5 | 39,75 | 6 | ||
| 10 | 6 | IM | Ajay Karthikeyan | IND | 2338 | 7 | 49 | 53 | 41,00 | 7 | ||
| 11 | 16 | IM | Avinash Ramesh | IND | 2211 | 7 | 48,5 | 51,5 | 37,50 | 6 | ||
| 12 | 13 | FM | Ritviz Parab | IND | 2248 | 7 | 47,5 | 51 | 37,00 | 7 | ||
| 13 | 20 | Sai Vishwesh.C | IND | 2123 | 7 | 46,5 | 50,5 | 35,50 | 7 | |||
| 14 | 5 | IM | Anwesh Upadhyaya | IND | 2345 | 7 | 46 | 50 | 35,50 | 7 | ||
| 15 | 2 | IM | Dhulipalla Bala Chandra Prasad | IND | 2388 | 6,5 | 51 | 55,5 | 39,25 | 6 |
